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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SKARC8LH••••••2020 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2020 Subaru FORESTER — 6 complaints per build across 100 builds.
7on this build
590on the model
100builds in total
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 4Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemSep 2023
At a stop light, auto stop/start system shuts down the vehicle engine. When the light turned green, and I lifted my foot off the brake, the engine failed to restart. The dash will lit up .. Check engine light, eye sight light ... Etc will come on. I had to shift to park and…
Visibility/wiperSep 2022
Car window cracked while parked at work. Heard there was recalls from the internet was wondering if my car is in the classification of defective windshield
Unknown Or OtherOct 2020
Cracked windshield
Visibility/wiperMay 2022
2 small cracks on windshield, unknown cause, possible small pebble. Now extended to a large crack on my winshield effecting eyesite. Through research appears this year and model has been shown to have a defective windshield and previous lawsuits filed. Would like to know if this…
Visibility/wiperNov 2020
I have 2,500 miles on the new 2020 subaru forester and a large crack appeared on my windshield overnight (stationary). Nothing hit my windshield. Crack goes from middle of windshield down to the lower right portion of the windshield where it's heated
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JF2SKARC8LH519164 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.